Category Archives: LGBTQ

In this day and age people are having to fight for their rights. Rights that should not be challenged by any person or any thing. Just like in the past the main groups that are having their rights challenged are minorities. However, these groups do not only include ethnic minorities they also include groups of people that do not conform with the status quo of the society around them.

In recent years one the most notable groups that have to fight for their rights are the LGBTQ. In some places these people are refused service simply because they may love someone the same gender as them, or because they may identify with the gender opposite than the one they were born to. In wake of these struggles several organizations have started to help the fight against LGBTQ discrimination.

The American Civil Liberties Union is one of the largest LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the nation. The ACLU offers a monthly membership. When someone becomes a member of the ACLU they are given protections against discrimination and other things. This organization works very hard to ensure that these people are not denied rights because of sexual orientation.

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Hopefully in the near future we will not need organizations like the ACLU, the NAACP, or the Funtera Fund because these minority groups will be treated with the same respect as other groups in the United States.